Remember ol’ Down Twinkles? cynthiadouglasTube Turns out he wears many hats. Down Twinkles, aka Timothy Swenson of Cascadia Forest Defense, is the zombie arrested at yesterday afternoon’s Occupy Portland zombie walk: Multnomah County I’m sure he down twinkled the hell out of his arrest, despite being released later on.
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Alex Zielinski is a former News Editor for the Portland Mercury. She's here to tell stories about economic inequities, cops, civil rights, and weird city politics that you should probably be paying attention to.
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Sierra Club Hops on the Occupy Train
Following the series of early morning arrests, Occupy Portlanders seem to remain on track with today’s agenda. At noon today, Sierra Club plans on rallying in solidarity with the occupation at Chapman Square, with a focus on environmental reform. Writes Sierra Club’s Laura Stevens in a press release: “Corporate polluters are destroying communities, polluting our […]
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Good Morning News!
Bam: Following a roller coaster run of games, the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series, defeating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in game 7. Long Live the Queens: The British monarchy scrapped the long standing rule that the throne’s successor must be male and Roman Catholic. Following His Father’s Footsteps?: Gaddafi’s son and would-be-successor, Saif […]
Posted inPolitics
Junk Mail to the Rescue!
As we all know, the US Postal Service is on financially shaky ground. But have no fear, a plan is in the works. USPS USPS is running TV and radio commercials nationwide trying to hook businesses into promoting their services via standard mail. Sound familiar? Okay. So it’s junk mail. But, according to the Wall […]
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Current Events
How Will Oregon’s New River Rules Affect Portland?
Oregon now has some of the nation’s tightest river-quality rules—how will this affect the state?
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Military Recruitment Meets its Match
Department of Defense What do anti-war recruiters have on tanks? The Portland School Board voted unanimously Monday to allow “counter recruiters” as much freedom and attention on school campuses than military recruiters. With this nod of approval, board members said that they expect peace-promoting and anti-war fliers, posters and groups to pop up around local […]
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Occupy Portland Sewage Scene
We received a in-depth email from the Portland Police Bureau today, including every disruptive incident that took place at Occupy Portland over a 24-hour period, starting Monday morning. One of the tidbits that stood out from the rest (which is saying a lot) follows: 10:30 a.m. During the same incident, officers found that the porta-potties […]
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Small Anti-Racism Campaign Goes Big
Perhaps in response to this post, a Ohio University group, Students Teaching Against Racism, launched a Halloween anti-racism campaign this week. Students Teaching Against Racism These posters have spread like wildfire across the interwebs. And it looks like STAR wasn’t predicting such a spotlight. STAR released a statement on its president’s Tumblr account: We are […]
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Good Morning News!
Severing Ties: President Obama announced that all US troops will be out of Iraq by the year’s end, wrapping up the 8-year-long war. See Ya: Michele Bachmann’s entire New Hampshire campaign staff quits. Appalling Apathy: Debate sparks over the death of a 2-year-old Chinese girl who was ignored by passersby when fatally hit by a […]
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Update on Gun-Toting Occupier
Multnomah County Wondering what happened to the man wielding a gun yesterday afternoon at Occupy Portland? After being taken into custody for carrying a gun after engaging in a fight on the Occupy Portland grounds, 32-year-old Jason Charles Parker (a concealed handgun license holder) was released this morning from Multnomah County Jail. According to the […]
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A Call for Help
What’s Behind the Recent Rise in Suicide Rates?
Multnomah County has seen a significant rise in suicides. What’s causing it?
Posted inTech
DeLorean Goes Electric
So we’ve got the Back to the Future lace-up sneakers on the market. What’s next, an all-electric DeLorean? YES. DeLorean Motor Company “The way I see it, if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?” The DeLorean Motor Company plans to release the current model of […]